The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-03-02

Levy's for $3.50. Warranted solid soleE
and calf uppers.
Th,se who made small guesses at the
population baskerville will be decided
IL left.
Yesterday was lovely day-Marct
coming in with its traditional lamb-likt
character.
The Legislature adjourns next Monday
unless the members choose to remai1
over the limited sixty days.
The Brick Loaf" or tourists bread t.
be had at Moore & Robards' is the nices
thing Of the kind we have seen.
The President has vetoed the bill fol
Public Buildings at Lafayette, Indiana
If misery loves company, Asheville
should be happy.
a stick of candy to the person giving
the correct answer-on what day anc
year Will the 10Th Century end? Dom
all speak at once.
Ifyou want your houses numbered
call on the Southern Directory Company
They have samples of fanything that may
be wanted-of any style and price.
Yesterday was what in legislative par
lance could be called "bill day" The
first of the month caused the collectors
to be on the streets in profuse numbers
!Capt. RcaSrt Iobrston recently bought
l. o 1oulIuIngs in the Eagle Hotel
block, Immediately South of the old
Office, for which we understand he paid
the sum of $4,000.
An accident to freight train occurred
on the Spartanburg road Monday even
ing, at some point beyond Henderson.
vile, but we did not obtain any particu.
lars further than that no one is believed
to have been hurt.
The old Express office in the Eagle
building, bought by Mr.. Frank Lough-
ran, is having an iron front placed in it,
a stairway has been cut to the upper
floors, and the building is to be modern
lied in every respect.
Mr.. II. c. Hunt, wife and daughter,
have just returned from a four weeks
tour through the Northern States, taking
in Niagara Falls, and returning through
several of the Western cities. They had
a most enjoy able time,
There are a great many visitors in the
city for SO early in the season. The
yesterday presented quite an
animated appearance. Pedestrians and
equestrians were out in full force, besides
more than an usual number of vehicles.
The day was perfect
Mr.. Chas. B. Jordan, of the firm of
Jordan & Porter, who is now in the
North purchasing stock of millinery
and ladies' furnishings generally, will
bring from New York a mantua maker
who will be thoroughly posted in the
latest styles and designs.
The work of taking the census of the
city is progressing as rapidly as possible,
but it is a much more difficult under
taking than at first supposed. 1t is being
done, and the population Of
Asheville will be known to certainty
when the Directory Company shall have
completed their works.
We regret to learn that the appropria-
ton will not enable the city authorities
to extend the street improvements, so
happily begun on Haywood, through
French Broad Avenue entirely around
Battery Park Hill. At the same time
we are duly thankful for sthe blessings
we have received in this behalf.
Mr.. Robert Neville, formerly connec-
ted with the management of the Eagle
Hotel, has rented the rooms, nineteen in
number, in the second and third floors
of the Eagle Hotel building, at the north
end, and will at once open a frst-class
boarding house in the came, Mr.. Neville
is an old experienced hand, and We know
he will keep nothing short of good
house.